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Panthers Rout Maple Leafs in game 5: Highlights, NHL Playoff -utom

Panthers Rout Maple Leafs in game 5: Highlights, NHL Playoff -utom

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The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers is a victory from a third trip in a row to the conference final and the expansion of the playoff elends of the Toronto Maple Leaf.

The Maple Leafs was 6-1 on Wednesday and took the lead with a 3-2 lead in a series in which they had lost the first two games. You can take a trip to the third round with a win on Friday evening in Sunrise, Florida.

The Maple Leafs came out badly after successive losses and did not remain the dynamics of the Panthers in the series. They were exceeded in the first period with 14: 6 and 1-0. Florida then won 3-0 in the second period. Maple Leaf's Joseph Woll goalkeeper was pulled for Matt Murray when Florida made it 5-0.

“I have no answer to you for why,” coach Craig Berube told reporters. “Sport. Things happen.”

Toronto had reached the second round for the second time since 2004, but another loss would make it 23 years since the team last reached the conference final. You last won the Stanley Cup in 1967.

Takeaways from game 5 between the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leaf:

Panthers' depth pays off

After the first two defeats, Panthers coach Paul Maurice exchanged his fourth line and optimized his two top lines for game 3 and triggered the turnaround. The fourth liners Jonah Gadjovich (game 3) and AJ Greer (game 5) have scored a goal since the move. Jesper Boqvist was introduced to the top line on Wednesday for injured Evan Rodrigues and scored a goal.

A total of 17 Panthers players have a goal in the playoffs. Florida received three goals from defender on Wednesday, and Sam Bennett scored his sixth goal of the Playoffs.

Maple Leafs Stars come shortly

Auston Matthews has no goal in the series and had an giveaway for the first goal of the Panthers of Aaron Ekblad. Mitch Marner, an upcoming unrestricted free agent, had a bad giveaway with a backhand pass on the third goal of the Panthers. He has a shot in the last three games. The top power play unit did not look good with an effort in the third period.

“I don't think there is really an apology or explanation,” Matthews told reporters. “Obviously we can only group and reset and go out and win a game to keep our season alive.”

Playoff Sergei Bobrovsky is back

He gave up 13 goals in the first three games in the series, but nothing after Morgan Rielly scored in the middle of the third period of game 3 until Nick Robertson scored 1:06 in game 5. That was a shutout series of more than 143 minutes. Although Toronto didn't get many shots in the first period, Bobrovsky came up with a breakaway from William Nylander and a Matthew Knies Power Play shot.

“He was the pivot point in the way the game went,” said Maurice.

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